If you’ve ever wanted to know what it feels like to be James Bond, go hang out in the clubhouse of the San Roque Club in Sotogrande, Spain. The club, nestled in the foothills of Sierra Bermeja, is surrounded by the stunning beauty of Spain’s Andalucia region, making its elegant Old Course a true luxury Read more…
The final three holes at Quail Hollow Club, site of next week’s 2025 PGA Championship in Charlotte, are notoriously known as the “Green Mile,” a reference to the color of the floor that death row inmates walk on the way to the electric chair in the Stephen King novel and movie of the same name. Read more…
One unfortunate side effect of many golf trips is the feeling of being in a bubble. Most people enjoy the tranquil and repetitive nature of playing golf every day before retiring to relaxation and then awaiting the chance to do it over again. There is, however, an increasing number of golfers who revel at the Read more…
In Golf Digest’s biennial ranking of America’s 100 Greatest Golf Courses, you’ll find many of the most exclusive clubs in the country, yet you won’t spot one of the most exclusive clubs—one which accepts only one percent of applications—and not because of underwhelming course architecture. In fact, it has no course at all. Epic Golf Read more…
When our writer first played Al Zorah in 2018, there was a course, a temporary clubhouse and plenty of ambition. Coming back this year, it’s hard to describe the scale of what’s there now.
All golf fans have seen the clips from the 16th hole at the WM Phoenix Open at TPC Scottsdale. A good time is virtually guaranteed. Yes, perhaps too much of a good time on occasion, but that’s Scottsdale in a nutshell. The Arizona city loves golf, and golf fans love it right back. If you’ve Read more…
For nearly all golfers, the idea of playing The Old Course in St Andrews is the holy grail. For a select few golfers this year, that dream will become a reality.
Consensus is hard to find. But almost everyone agrees the 13th hole at Augusta National is one of the world’s great par 5s. The role it plays in determining the outcome of the Masters each April certainly contributes to its fame, especially as players encounter it on the second nine on Sunday with the wall Read more…
The entire Augusta National property resonates aesthetically, especially during the Masters when everything is in bloom, but the par-3 16th is a focal point. Just steps off the 15th green, it sits in a kind of amphitheater with the hillside under the neighboring sixth hole (which is not visible) providing bleacher-like seating for patrons and Read more…
It’s possible to overlook the complexity of the short par-4 third. In one regard, players can simply hit a long iron or hybrid club off the tee into position short of the fairway bunker complex on the left, setting up a full wedge or short iron into the elevated green. But the shortness of the Read more…
The par-5 second hole is a dynamic, fascinating test that’s emblematic of the evolved genius of Augusta National’s architecture, where hole location dictates the way the players strategise.
Free. A term typically reserved for things you don’t want or don’t need. Or, if you do want them/need them, there’s a catch in the fine print. Neither are the case here. Capital One cardholders currently have the opportunity to book a three-day golf trip to Northern Ireland, May 14-16, 2025, to play at Royal Read more…
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